gain

gain
gain [{{t}}geɪn]
1 noun
(a) (profit) gain m, profit m, bénéfice m; {{}}figurative{{}} avantage m;
to do sth for personal gain faire qch par intérêt;
my gain is your loss le profit de l'un est le dommage de l'autre
(b) (acquisition) gain m;
there were large Conservative gains le Parti conservateur a gagné de nombreux sièges
(c) (increase) augmentation f, accroissement m; (in value) hausse f;
a gain in speed une augmentation de vitesse;
a gain in weight une prise de poids;
there has been a net gain in their income leurs revenus ont nettement augmenté;
there has been a net gain in profits this year il y a eu une augmentation nette des bénéfices cette année;
{{}}Stock Exchange{{}} there has been a gain of 100 points on the Dow Jones l'indice Dow Jones a gagné 100 points;
{{}}Finance{{}} gain in value plus-value f
(d) {{}}Electronics{{}} gain m
2 transitive verb
(a) (earn, win, obtain) gagner; (reputation) acquérir;
you will gain nothing by it vous n'y gagnerez rien;
what would we (have to) gain by joining? quel intérêt avons-nous à adhérer?;
to gain friends (by doing sth) se faire des amis (en faisant qch);
they're trying to gain our sympathy ils essaient de gagner notre sympathie;
they managed to gain entry to the building ils ont réussi à s'introduire dans le bâtiment;
he managed to gain a hearing il a réussi à se faire écouter;
to gain the impression that… avoir l'impression que… + indicative;
to gain an advantage obtenir un avantage;
we've not so much lost a daughter as gained a son nous n'avons pas perdu une fille mais gagné un fils
(b) (increase) gagner;
{{}}Stock Exchange{{}} the share index has gained two points l'indice des actions a gagné deux points
(c) (obtain more) gagner, obtenir;
to gain weight/speed prendre du poids/de la vitesse;
to gain experience acquérir de l'expérience;
to gain time gagner du temps;
to gain popularity devenir plus populaire;
he has gained prestige through this action cette action a rehaussé son prestige;
the party has gained support le parti a gagné des voix;
to gain ground (on) (of racer, pursuer) gagner du terrain (sur);
to gain ground (of custom) se répandre, se développer;
to gain a share (of market) gagner des parts de marché
(d) (of clock, watch) avancer de;
my watch gains ten minutes a day ma montre avance de dix minutes par jour
(e) {{}}literary{{}} (reach) atteindre, gagner;
we finally gained the shore nous avons fini par atteindre la rive
3 intransitive verb
(a) (profit) profiter, gagner;
who stands to gain by this deal? qui y gagne dans cette affaire?;
we have all gained by his hard work nous avons tous bénéficié de son labeur;
we have gained by having her in the team cela nous a aidés de l'avoir dans l'équipe
(b) (increase)
to gain in popularity gagner en popularité;
to gain in experience acquérir de l'expérience;
to gain in self-confidence gagner ou prendre de l'assurance;
to gain in number devenir plus nombreux
(c) (clock) avancer
►► {{}}Electronics{{}} gain control réglage m du gain
gain on, gain upon inseparable transitive verb
(catch up) rattraper, gagner du terrain sur

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